09/16/2026
I recently visited my grandma while she was in rehab at a nursing home.
And I left there thinking: There is no f #$%ing way I’m ever going to a place like that.
(Not because the people caring for her weren’t kind. I’m not throwing shade at the hardworking people at nursing homes.)
But so much of her day depended on someone else’s schedule.
When she got up.
When she went to the bathroom.
When she got to eat.
When she got dressed.
Literally everything she did.
Obviously there are things about aging, illness, and injury that we cannot control.
But there are things that are absolutely within our power.
Start building strength now.
If you’re 70 years old and the workout today is standing up from your kitchen chair five times, start there.
If you’re 40 and haven’t exercised in ten years, start small - you’re not trying out for varsity, girl. Consistency over intensity.
If you’re 25 and think you have plenty of time, start building your healthy habits now.
Train for 60-year-old you.
70-year-old you.
80-year-old you.
Let’s give that woman every possible advantage we can.
You don’t have to start big.
But you do have to start.
